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Games like Knock-knock

If Knock-knock is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Tribulation Entanglement, ParaLily and Unleaving — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and unsettling. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Knock-knock: There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers.But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods.

2013AdventureCasual9.99 USDMetacritic 57Windows · macOS · Linuxby Ice-Pick Lodge
Knock-knock — Steam game cover
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Chilling tension and artistic brillianceClever design choices like rewinding time when caughtUnique art style reminiscent of laika or tim burton filmsAtmosphericImmersiveUnsettling

Players who liked Knock-knock also play

Steam players who put hours into Knock-knock also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Tribulation Entanglement

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ParaLily

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Help Lily survive the paranormal and rescue a friend, on her strange journey through a series of parallel universes, in this special blend of precision and puzzle platforming. Avoid horrifying enemies, collect magical glyphs, and discover the connection between Lily and the parallel universes.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Unleaving

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Third-strongest match for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

    2024IndieAdventure13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Somber

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Somber is an atmospheric action-platformer that takes place in the semi-open world of Gloom. A hand-painted game filled with stunning environments, Somber demands absolute precision from players who wish to unlock its many secrets.

    2022IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Into the Loop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Knock-knock.

    Into the Loop is a minimalist physics-based platformer about momentum. Use loops to create momentum and traverse levels.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Ranked #6 for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Laika: Aged Through Blood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.

    2023ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Degrees of Separation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Knock-knock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Knock-knock.

    Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Knock-knock at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Knock-knock on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Knock-knock.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Ice-Pick Lodge

Other recommendable Steam games by Ice-Pick Lodge, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Pathologic 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pathologic Classic HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pathologic 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation26.24 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Void

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.

    2009ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Know by heart

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure and Casual with Knock-knock.

    Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cargo! The Quest for Gravity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Create crazy, yet functional, custom vehicles to solve missions with your own unique style!

    2011ActionAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Pathologic 3: Quarantine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Darkwood 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Knock-knock. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Roam freely around the scorched deserts of a dying sea as you secure resources and explore the mysteries of Darkwood. But beware nightfall – seek shelter, shore up your defenses, and pray for the morning light as the horrors of the world hunt the ill-prepared.

    ActionStrategyAdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Tribulation Entanglement

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock-knock.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Laika: Aged Through Blood

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Knock-knock.

    Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.

    2023ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Degrees of Separation

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Knock-knock.

    Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Knock-knock

How much does Knock-knock cost?
Knock-knock is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Knock-knock?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Knock-knock are The Tribulation Entanglement, ParaLily, Unleaving.
Who developed Knock-knock?
Knock-knock was developed by Ice-Pick Lodge.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Knock-knock.

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